Healthcare Procurement Specialist

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Reno (NV); On-site; USD 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Reno, NV seeks a Purchasing Agent within the Logistics Service to acquire supplies, services, and construction through delivery orders and small purchases.

You will support a broad program range and apply federal procurement rules to ensure timely, accurate processing of requests and payments. The role requires handling micro-purchase purchases, reviewing requests, and coordinating with medical staff and contracting officers.

Qualifications

• Experience performing clerical or assistant duties in support of purchasing and procurement.
• Procurement of supplies, services, or equipment through purchase, rental, or lease.
• Familiarity with delivery orders and small purchases under applicable regulations.
• Ability to assemble and summarize information for reports using MS Word and Excel.

Responsibilities

• This position utilizes knowledge of policies and procedures for delivery orders and small purchases and knowledge of commercial supply sources and common business practices related to sales, prices, discounts, units of measurement, deliveries, stocks, and shipments
• The Purchasing Agent maintains responsibility for work leading to the purchase of a wide variety of complex and highly specialized services, supplies, equipment, and systems that support the full range of programs and activities
• Major duties and responsibilities include: Purchasing Support - Conducts purchasing under the micro purchase threshold
• reviews and edits purchase requests
• resolves issues to ensure requests and bills are processed accurately and in a timely manner
• identifies needs or problems and determines corrective action
• utilizes federal and agency acquisition regulations to identify possible sources and other pertinent information related to purchases
• tracks obligations/commitments and monitors expenditures to support recurring budget forecasts and identify potential fraud - waste and abuse based on procurement history and purchase trends
• and - Procurement Support - Procures supplies and services to meet the purchase - rental - or lease needs of the organization
• develops unique selection criteria for each purchase
• Prepare and issue contract modifications for changes in delivery schedule and sends formal correspondence to a variety of customers such as inventory management specialists - other service line contacts - and contracting officers as appropriate for the purposes of auditing documents - processing receiving reports - and payments.
• conducting open market research and sole source small purchases for highly specialized medical items with critical product requirements
• and - Administrative Support - Serves as the first line of contact for medical staff and customers in regard to procured items
• develops reports and spreadsheets - obtains - organizes - files and retrieves reports for briefing and presentation purposes
• performs a variety of receptionist - timekeeping - record keeping and miscellaneous duties in medical facility
• and - Performs other related duties as assigned
• Work Schedule: Monday- Sunday (Various shifts) Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Position Description/PD#: Purchasing Agent/PD99896A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Skills

Attention to Detail

Flexibility

Integrity/Honesty

Interpersonal Skills

Reading Comprehension

Self-Management

Stress Tolerance

Teamwork

Job description

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Reno, NV seeks a Purchasing Agent within the Logistics Service to acquire supplies, services, and construction through delivery orders and small purchases.

You will support a broad program range and apply federal procurement rules to ensure timely, accurate processing of requests and payments. The role requires handling micro-purchase purchases, reviewing requests, and coordinating with medical staff and contracting officers.